abstract expressionism
noun
often capitalized A&E
: an artistic movement of the mid-20th century comprising diverse styles and techniques and emphasizing especially an artist's liberty to convey attitudes and emotions through nontraditional and usually nonrepresentational means
abstract expressionist
noun or adjective
often capitalized A&E
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Art history in the post-World War II era is usually described as a period when the center of the art world moved from Europe to America as abstract expressionism took center stage in New York.
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Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2025
On Sundays, the Peggy Guggenheim Museum hosts free workshops for kids, covering topics from abstract expressionism to artists like French painter Jean Dubuffet.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
By the 1930s and throughout the 1940s, Benton became associated with Regionalism—among its devotees, Grant Wood—which rejected abstract expressionism and exalted realist representations of rural America.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The minimalism art style began in the 1960s as a reaction to the bold abstract expressionism that was popular at the time, according to The Museum of Modern Art (MoMa).
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2024
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Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2025
On Sundays, the Peggy Guggenheim Museum hosts free workshops for kids, covering topics from abstract expressionism to artists like French painter Jean Dubuffet.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
By the 1930s and throughout the 1940s, Benton became associated with Regionalism—among its devotees, Grant Wood—which rejected abstract expressionism and exalted realist representations of rural America.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The minimalism art style began in the 1960s as a reaction to the bold abstract expressionism that was popular at the time, according to The Museum of Modern Art (MoMa).
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2024
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“Abstract expressionism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abstract%20expressionism. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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